Data and Maps      
 

NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Vents Program maintains numerous data bases related to the research and exploration of hydrothermal vent processes. Many of the research data sets are provided here to in formats which can be used with GMT, GIS and other software.

 

Current Vents Program 'live' maps-

Global compilation of Hydrothermal Vent locations:

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/PlumeStudies/global-vents/index.html

 

Vents Program Expeditions:

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/expeditions.html
  Data:      
  Hydrophone Data: 1-day files   ftp hydrophone data
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  Other Vents data by type:  
  ftp location data of submerisbles, markers, vents, samples, sidescan and CTDs
  Other Vents data by region:
   
  Data Formats and Usage    
  Other Options/Sources:      
RIDGE multibeam data portal .   NSF Ridge Program's multibeam data and maps   
  NOS Data Explorer   images and maps from National Ocean Service
  National Geophysical Data Center   NOAA's repository for geophysical data
  Endeavour Segment GIS   downloadable bathymetry data
  Hawaii Mapping Research Group   MR1data, SSBS data, and data from the EPR
  The Field Museum   On-line Database of Hydrothermal Vent Invertebrates
         

  Affiliations:
NOAA/PMEL: National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration-Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
UW/JISAO: University of Washington Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean
OSU/CIMRS: Oregon State University Cooperative Institute for Marine Resource Studies 		 
 

Newport Offices:

Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center
2115 SE Oregon State University Dr.
Newport, OR 97365
541-867-0274 FAX: 541-867-3907

  

Seattle Offices:

NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Bldg. 3
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle WA 98115-6349
206-526-6239 FAX : 206-526-6815